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first meoting at tho Lincoln hotel lnBt uccordanco with tho French claBsiflca
week. The orgonizatlon, which will bo tton." Ho also said in many dopart
known as tho Schoolmasters' duo, has monts, an, for instance, in tho toxtilo do
for its object tho promotion of follow- parttuont, tho oxhibit would probably
.ship among achoolmon of tho Btate, ropreeont woman's work more than
especially among tho loaders in difforont man's.
lines of work. Much good should re-
dound to tho educational interests Tho Amatour Musical club of York
from such an organization. At this mot at tho usual time and placo Monday
initial mooting many important quos- afternoon. After an interesting losBon
tions wero discussod, but the important in musical history lod by Mrs. R. Mc
paper was by Principal A. N: yntcr- Conaughy, nnd a Bhort Bkotch of Italian
house of Lincoln, on tho "Aim of tho opora by Mrs. Sedgwick, tho following
High School." ThiB paper showed care- program wos given:
fill thought on tho best methods of hold- La Sonambula Leybach
ing tho young peoplo who drop out of Mrs. Sedgwick.
tho schools before finishing tho course. Avo Maria Mascagni
Mr. WaterhouBo suggested that some- Bertha Allen.
thing boBides tho old studies loading to- La Traviata Verdi
ward tho learned pursuits bo offered at Mrs. McConaugby.
this age; that there bo a wider latitudo Drinking Song ..MuBcagni
in the courses. He recommended man- Bertha Allen.
ual training, or commercial courses for Don Giovanni two pianos. Mozart
the boys and girls who could not re- Mrs. Sedgwick, Blanche Roberts.
main interested in their book. There Love's Embrace Bohm
.is an opening for a household economic Maud Rador.
course also. This paper was followed The Swallow's Song Bohm
by a very spirited discusaion. Tho uni- Amy Haggard.'
varsity men wore disposed to stand for Invitation a la Valse, two pianos.
the old courses preparatory to university Ilunten
work, while tho public school men wore Blancho RobortB, Phiia Sedgwick,
a unit for the introduction of manual The Amatour Musical club has en
training and practical studios in the gaged Mr. Henry EameB, of the Univor-
high schools. Bity Conservatory of Music, Lincoln, to
givo a lecture recital February 3. Mr.
The regular program of the Woman's Eames has mot with great succeaa
club next Monday, January 30, will be throughout the state in these recitals,
under the auspices of the civics depart- and is an artist of more than ueual
ment. It will be conducted as a debate- ability.
The subject is "Expansion," and each
side will be presented by two members, The program of the Matinee MuBicalo
when the question will be thrown open Monday afternoon was devoted to Folk
for general discussion. Tho subject is ongs of all nations. Mrs. E. H. Bar
timely, as there is no question before the bour read a very interesting paper on
people today that is more talked about, tho subject, illuetrating some of the
The meeting Monday afternoon will no earliest airs on the piano and reading
doubt result in a spirited debate. some translation. The musical part of
. the program was the early music of the
The board of Temple trustees, which different nations; French, German, old
has taken up the work of paying for the English, Swiss and Norwegian. Amarica
temple dropped by the V. O. T. U. held has no folk muBic except what is found
its first quarterly meeting thiB week, in Mexico and among the Indiana. Miss
Mrs. Carse, MrB. Marion H. Dunham, Ida Coder played a group of Norwegian
Burlington, la.; Mrs. Lucie B. lyng, folk songs by Grieg. Old English,
Peoria, III.; Mrs L. A. Hagana, Elm- French and German songs were suug by
hurst, III., and Mrs. E. N. Graham, Mies Tumor, Mrs. Jansen and Miss
Newark, O., decided to continue tho Louisa Miller, and a quartet composed
work of raising funds by the organiza- of Mrs. Holyoke, Miss Oakley, Miss
tion of Willard memorial circles. The Reynolds and Mrs. Campbell sang a
temple stockholders elected tbeae direc- Swiss air and an "American Folk Song,"
tors: Matilda B. Carse, Henry Dibblee, which proved to be ,'The Old FoIkB at
George Manierre, William E. Kelley, Home." Norwegian airs were repre
Robert Crane. D. H. Burnham and sented.
Frank O.Lowden. The trustees chose A number of new names were added
Mrs. Carse aa president. to the chorus membership, which is now
r ,-, , ', , practicing for the May festival. Tho
Last Friday evening the Hall in the next meeting on the evening of February
Grove held its regular meeting with Dr. 6, will be a lecture recital by Henry
and Mrs. Stein. This club is studying Eames. Active, associate and chorus
Holland. Mrs. Garten read an inter- members will be admitted on raember
esting paper on "Dutch Painters of the shipticketB.
Sixteenth and Seventeen Centuries
mentioning in particular Jan Steen, "Jim Clancy's Waterloo," a Ftory of
Rembrandt and Rubens. Mrs. AdamB life on the plains of Nebraska, brought
read a paper on Delft and told of its pot- the namo of Elia W. Peattio suddenly
teriea and hnw t.hn ornnninA Half mov ln s it.. .i . ...
n ., luw minus ana moutns or many
recognized. Mr. Hedges reported Araer- people. It was such a story as only ap-
ican current events, and Mr. Bancroft pears when tho heart of some writer
epitomized European current eventa, rushes out through her pen and forces
which were followed by a general die- the latter to suddou and unwontod olo-
cuBsion. Just before the circle broke quonce. It was followed bv a number
up MrB. Stein read an intereeting letter of other and equally clover stories and
from her "soldier boy," who is with the WUB reprinted, together with someotb-
army in Cuba. orB( in MrBt poattios first book, "A
Mountain Woman, and Other StorioB."
In the Pans exposition of 1000 women Since thon have followed "Pippins and
will be placed on a par with men, there Cheese" and lator "The Sbapo of ear "
will be no special woman's building, a collection of tales, some of them
This shows how quickly exposition com- weird, some of them tender, dealing with
jnissioneis absorb the good example set the Bupornatural. A short romantic
by the Omaha exposition. Ferdinand opera, "The Love of a Caliban" was
W. Peck, United States commissioner to also published a littlo while ago, as well
the Paris exposition, at a recent meeting a? a labor Btory, "Witch's Gold " Very
of the New York board of Paris commie- shortly, it is rumored, a larger work
eionersBald: "Women will participate than any yet published will appear
in the Paris exposition oxactly on a par
with men, and each article exhibited, But little business was traneacted
whether by manor woman, will be in- Friday evening by the Plattsmouth
tailed in its proper group and class in Woman's club, tho time being devoted
to listening to n moat excellent parlor
locturo by Or. Freda Lankton of
Omaha. Dr. Lankton has spoken before
tho child study department before acd
always moots with a warm wolcomo
from tho young mothois who aro on
dcavoring to roar their little children in
tho right way and according to tho moBt
approved method.
Dr. Lankton spoko of drees reform,
tho importance of preparing food for
children, being careful to eliminate from
tho daily bill of faro all stimulating
food and condimonts, and furnishing
tbingB nourishing rathor than stimulat
ing to our boys and girla. Tho locturo
was excellent throughout and furnished
subjects for careful consideration to
thoBo having tho caro and culture of tho
young. Tho clubB havo taken under
thoir auspiceB Pror. Tucker's musical
class and aro rendering such assistance
aB they can toward interesting tho chil
dren of club members to lay tho founda
tion for a musical education. Prof.
Tucker is a compotent instructor and
theolaBB promises well,
Next Friday evening tho ever popular
curront topic department will furnish
the program and hope to report an inter
esting and profitable evening.
HIDDEN.
In each husk that hides the tiniest seed
Is a pattern we cannot see.
In each acorn cup is folded upj
The plan ofthe great oak tree.
In each bud enclosed in its mask of green
Is a bloom that is yet to be
In each body of clay is hidden away
An immortality.
William Reed Dunroy.
AFRICA,
Latter Wants
SNQLAND,
OERMANY,
la tha Itaala
Iho Woman's Literary club of Stan
ton met with Mrs. A. A. Kearney,
Thursday afternoon. The club is just
starting in its third year of work and
will have tho following departments:
Amorican Litoraturo, Study of Shaks
pero, Household Economics and Cur
rent Events. Tho club limit is fifteen,
and has fifteen members. Tho new
officers are as follows: Mrs. A. A.
Kearney, president; Mrs. Edith Under
burg, secretary. The program was
opened with roll call response. Cur
rent Events followed by a general dis
cussion of tho Question of Expansion
led by Mrs. Huntly. Mrs. Kearney re
viewed tho Current number of" Leslie's
Monthly. Mrs. Young read a Character
Sketch of Benj. Franklin. The pro
gram ciosod with a piano ?olo by Mrs.
Undorburg for which she received a
hearty encore. A daintily served lunch
eon was a part of tho af tarnoon's entertainment.
At the Auburn Woman's club Satur
day afternoon of last week, tho members
were pleasantly ontertained by a talk
from J. H Dundaa and music from
Allte Furlong and Ethel Reed. Tho
next meeticg will be held January 21st
at 2 o'clock. Tho subjects to be die
cussed are Current Events, Economy in
the Household and Pon Pictures of
three American female writers. Sub
jects to bo guessed by tho members of
the club.
Regular meeting of the Ashlund Wo
man's club was held Wednesday, Janu
ary 25th, at tho homo of Mrs. Will Scott
It was the first meotmg of tho liiBt half
of tho club year, also tho first of tho
Curront Literature course. Under tho
gonial leadership of Mrs. Scott, it could
not fail to prove an interesting uieotiag.
Anthony Hope Hawkins was tho author
for tho day. A brief synopsis of "Tho
Prisoner of Zonda" seemed to put tho
momborsin just tho right humor for
discussing tho many startling situations
in which tho book abounds. Phroso
and tho Dolly Dialogues each in their
way helped tho time to pass all to swiftly.
A breezy paper on Curront EventB com
pleted tho program.
th Foreit
of the rjppe. Congo
The object of Germany at the present
moment is to connect her eastern and
southwestern African possessions, says
tho Quarterly Review. To do this she
desires to possess the forest in tht
basin of tho Upper Congo a region
which is rich in copper. If she could
obtain this territory from the Congo
state and a narrow strip of lHud from
Portugal she would realize her aim-,
and If sho gets possession of tho forests
on the Lualaba and the Katanga cop
per mines her colonies may become to
her a great source of wealth. England
ohould definitely make up her mind as
to tho attitude she will assume toward
this policy. If she opposes It Germany
vill become a persistent enemy. On
ilo other hand, If she supports it Ger
many should agree not in any way to
Interfere with England south of the
Zambesi and support her heartily in
Egypt. The Increase of German pros
perity at home is also an advantage
to us. As Germany becomes richer sht
will become a better customer and less
Jealous of the political position. Th,e
wages of German artisans must go up
and consequently Germany will be less
able to undersell us in tho open mar
kets of the world. We have now com
to a state of things as regards the
German empire when we must either
come to terms with it or drift intft a
position which will certainly lead o
danger. The Germans, if they are t
maintain their posseslsons beyond the
sea, must either be sure of the friend
ship and good will of England or ekw
they will endeavor to break down her
power on the ocean. Since the begin
ning of thiB year every corner of the
empire has rung with tho most violent
denunciation of this country. The
newspapers, with tho almost solitary
exception of the Weser Zeltung, have
given expression to feelings 'of bitter
hostility. Organs of opinion usually
tho most opposed have vied with
each other In their violence of lan
guage. This ill feeling to Great Brit
ain, as we have said, has not been
growth of recent times. It Is now
strengthened by a growing conviction
that the position of England In the
world Is undeserved, artificial and
cannot be maintained if it Is seriously
menaced. This view has been fostered
by distinguished historians and men of
letters, who exercise a powerful influ
ence on the youth of the country, on
the guides of public opinion, on writers
in the principal periodicals and jour
nals who indirectly shape the policy of
the cheup newspaper, which is the got
pel of the village inn.
Mart Debt for Clmrlty.
The merchants of Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio, havo conceived un lugonlouj
method of :omlJnlng benevolence with
JEST i Ah,y have turned 0V6x
their bad dobts to tho Woman's Mis-
Blonary society of their city, thus re
lleying themselves of further responsi
bility for tho prosecution of missions
and subjecting their delinquent debt
ors to a series of runs from tho eternal
feminine.
ForeilKlit.
"I think," said the statesman, who
didn't havo any great hopes any way,
"that it would bo a good plan to make
these hero campaign buttons of mlno
with eyes to 'em so that If the domand
la smaller than tho supply, I klu sell
'em to some overalls factory or bouk
hlng of tho kind."
1'einlniUm.
i J?6 S? flml8t ls " freak' PesBimlam
s the child of a day or a mood, optimism
la tho great under current of human
life Pessimism Is abnormal. It 's a
disease of tho mlnd.-nev. D. H. Ovei
Legal Item.
"What ls a vested Interest?" asked
ons of tho lawyers who wns examining
a candidate for admission to tho bar.
Yell er I Buppose you havo a
yeBted Interest :ien you nro compelled
to pawn your vest," replied the candi
date, who was Bomowhut ImpecunJ.
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